GOVERNOR'S MAUI COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL TO MEET ON JULY 16 IN PUKALANI
DLNR Director to Update Community on Initiatives to Protect, Enhance State’s Natural and Cultural Resources
For Immediate Release: July 11, 2008
WAILUKU – The Governor’s Maui Community Advisory Council will meet on Wednesday, July 16, 5:00 p.m. at the Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center, located at 91 Pukalani Avenue in Pukalani. The public is invited to attend.
Laura H. Thielen, director of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), will update the community on DLNR’s initiatives to protect and enhance natural and cultural resources on Maui and around the state. She will also address efforts to protect Maui’s coastal and marine life, including regulations for aquarium fishing, bag limits, establishing Fish Replacement Areas and creating a no-take herbivore list.
Governor Linda Lingle created community advisory councils to give the neighbor islands a stronger voice in state government. The Maui Community Advisory Council holds monthly public meetings to seek community input and advise the Governor of important issues on Maui, public priorities, and recommendations for state boards and commissions.
The members of the Governor’s Maui Community Advisory Council are: Madge Schaefer (chair), Kalei Sombelon (vice chair), Kathryn Ghean, John Henry, Barbara-Ann Keller, Carl Lindquist, Lori Ululani Sablas, Shan Steinmark and Gail K. Takeuchi.
Anyone requiring special accommodations to participate at this meeting may call 243-5796 for assistance. For additional information on neighbor island community advisory councils, visit the Governor’s Web site at www.hawaii.gov/gov.
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For more information, contact:
George Kaya
Maui Liaison
Phone: 243-5796
Lenny Klompus
Senior Advisor – Communications
Phone: (808) 586-7708
Russell Pang
Chief of Media Relations
Phone: (808) 586-0043
